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Pickering Elementary School

Q: Is Pickering Elementary School a good school?

Pickering Elementary School ranks 272 nd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Pickering Elementary School in Leesville, LA, serves 476 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the high-performing Vernon Parish school district, which ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide. The school currently holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 61st percentile, with about 61% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a moderate level of economic diversity in the community.

Pickering Elementary’s strongest area is English Language Arts (ELA), where 78% of students are proficient—matching the district average and exceeding the state average of 70%. This strength has been consistent over the past four years. The school also stands out for its performance with male students, ranking in the 71st percentile for this group and earning 4 stars, which is notably higher than its ranking for female students. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio has improved dramatically to 12.7:1, much lower than nearby schools like Rosepine Elementary (17.2:1) and Anacoco Elementary (14.9:1), suggesting a strong investment in individualized attention. However, the school faces challenges in social studies, where 6th graders scored below the state average, and chronic absenteeism sits at 23.3%, which is slightly above the state average but better than the district average of 31.5%.

Compared to nearby schools, Pickering Elementary is a solid mid-tier option. Anacoco Elementary (15 miles away) is a clear leader with a 5-star rating and higher test scores across the board, while Rosepine Elementary (8 miles away) also outperforms Pickering in most metrics. On the other hand, Pickering performs far better than West Leesville Elementary (7 miles away), which is a 1-star school with high chronic absenteeism and low test scores. For parents, Pickering offers a reliable foundation in literacy, a favorable class size, and effective strategies for engaging male students, though there is room for growth in social studies and addressing attendance concerns to reach the level of its highest-performing peers.

476

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,660

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 LeBleu Road
Leesville, LA 71446

(337) 537-3394

District: Vernon Parish

Students who attend Pickering Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Leesville Junior High School
	Vernon Middle School
High:	Anacoco High School
	Leesville High School
	Pickering High School
	Rosepine High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

13.9%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Louisiana median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Vernon Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

272^nd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Vernon Parish

20^th of 116Vernon Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	272 of 690	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.5	203 of 666	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	191 of 675	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	290 of 730	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	252 of 727	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	147 of 729	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	202 of 731	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	127 of 728	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	105 of 739	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	68.2	256 of 742	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.0	237 of 792	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.1	188 of 777	75.8%	★★★★☆
2013	77.3	148 of 772	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	141 of 764	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	173 of 766	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	88.1	53 of 736	92.8%	★★★★★
2009	83.2	97 of 738	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	85.1	72 of 743	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.2	72 of 725	90.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	62.8	181 of 570	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	110 of 562	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	114 of 564	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	147 of 559	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	150 of 547	72.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	93.2	10 of 281	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	330 of 679	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	220 of 633	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	179 of 635	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	267 of 705	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	271 of 701	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	130 of 705	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	165 of 684	75.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	109 of 266	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.8	23 of 207	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	42 of 189	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	58 of 233	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	47 of 220	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	5 of 202	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	20 of 190	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	16 of 168	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	295 of 685	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	250 of 661	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	261 of 674	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	314 of 723	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	290 of 724	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	117 of 719	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	171 of 697	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	121 of 682	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	195 of 682	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	204 of 641	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	207 of 651	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	285 of 713	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	228 of 712	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	173 of 704	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	219 of 696	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	24 of 30	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	30.8	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.7	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	6 of 46	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	108 of 361	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	108 of 241	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	124 of 208	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	171 of 296	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	90 of 307	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	126 of 306	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.6	6 of 333	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	345 of 496	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	284 of 431	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	239 of 434	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	374 of 518	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	347 of 517	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	237 of 522	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	222 of 517	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	180 of 516	65.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2018)96th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2026)27th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)22nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+8 vs state

Mathematics69%+7 vs state

Social Studies55%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

We are military and all of my children were able to attend one school together. I loved having them all in one place. The teachers were excellent with answering any questions I ever had. I would recommend PES to incoming families. (Vernon Parish is an open school district, you just have to drive students outside of busing zone). Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)					LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Pickering Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 LeBleu Road	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 537-3394	476	37	12.7	60.9%	302 (63.4%)	54 (11.3%)	66 (13.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.9%)	63.7	272^nd of 690 public elementary schools	60.6%		71.5	203^rd of 666 public elementary schools	69.5%	69	69.0		62.0	75.0	69.0		82.0	77.0		78.0	53.0	54.0	64.0	45.0	55.0	$14,660
Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-4	3585 University Parkway	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-3363	675	45	14.8	38.4%	313 (46.4%)	122 (18.1%)	149 (22.1%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	70 (10.4%)	64.6	266^th of 690 public elementary schools	61.4%		64.6	260^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.0%	6	65.0	76.0			71.0	76.0	81.0			80.0	44.0	56.0			50.0	$12,945
West Leesville Elementary School	Public	K-4	1200 Abe Allen Memorial Drive	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-2330	643	47	13.6	81.2%	279 (43.4%)	187 (29.1%)	87 (13.5%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	73 (11.4%)	27.7	528^th of 690 public elementary schools	23.5%		39.2	422^nd of 666 public elementary schools	36.6%	106	48.0	59.0			54.0	47.0	62.0			55.0	29.0	46.0			38.0	$15,227
Rosepine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1208 Texas Street	Rosepine	70659	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 463-4203	856	50	17.2	65.4%	709 (82.8%)	37 (4.3%)	49 (5.7%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.0%)	81	124^th of 690 public elementary schools	82.0%		78.4	144^th of 666 public elementary schools	78.4%	20	79.0	72.0	63.0	82.0	74.0	84.0	89.0	86.0		89.0	69.0	71.0	70.0	63.0	68.0	$12,850
DeRidder Elementary School	Public	2-4	909 High School Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(337) 463-7380	490	41	11.9	61.2%	274 (55.9%)	114 (23.3%)	48 (9.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.2%)	45.1	399^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.2%					(n/a)	51.0	73.0			61.0	60.0	67.0			64.0	40.0	53.0			47.0
K.R. Hanchey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	611 Frusha Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 463-4479	353	37	9.6	66.9%	182 (51.6%)	76 (21.5%)	48 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	43 (12.2%)								(n/a)																$16,303
Anacoco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4726 Port Arthur Avenue	Anacoco	71403	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-3040	457	30	14.9	61.9%	392 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.1%)	77.4	159^th of 690 public elementary schools	77.0%		89.6	54^th of 666 public elementary schools	91.9%	105	79.0		67.0	87.0	81.0	79.0		79.0	89.0	86.0	58.0	79.0	47.0	71.0	64.0	$12,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickering Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Pickering Elementary School?

Students at Pickering Elementary School are 63% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pickering Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pickering Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leesville Junior High School
Middle : Vernon Middle School
High : Anacoco High School
High : Leesville High School
High : Pickering High School
High : Rosepine High School

What district is Pickering Elementary School in?

Vernon Parish

Is Pickering Elementary School a good school?

Pickering Elementary School ranks 272^nd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pickering Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Pickering Elementary School.

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